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August 7, 2025 · 8:00 pm

A Tennis Love Match Beyond Imagination

A Web Item sent by one Ramsay and one Eric They met on the courts, forged in fire and fame. Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf were more than tennis royalty — they were survivors of pressure-packed childhoods, two athletes who’d … Continue reading →

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January 8, 2025 · 1:30 pm

Touring Sri Lanka promoted by “Good News”

A NOTE from Naushan The digital version of the inaugural Good News Collection shares positive and uplifting stories from across Sri Lanka. It celebrates local heroes, sports victories, new infrastructure developments, the country’s growing appeal as a travel destination and … Continue reading →

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July 27, 2026 · 10:30 pm

Vale Sir Christopher Ondaatje

AUTHOR = ?? Sir Christopher Ondaatje, 93, no more! It is with profound sadness that we learn of the passing of Sir Christopher Ondaatje in the Bahamas. Sir Christopher Ondaatje passed away on the morning of July 20, 2026, at … Continue reading →

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August 22, 2025 · 8:44 pm

Charith Asalanka at Cricket: Richmond College & Sri Lanka

The  WIKIPEDIA Entry on The  Man captaining Sri Lanka Today  in the ODI Field Kariyawasam Indipalage Charith Asalanka (born 29 June 1997) is a Sri Lankan professional cricketer who currently serves as the captain of the Sri Lanka national team in white-ball formats of T20I and ODI and is … Continue reading →

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August 3, 2024 · 2:59 am

Head-Turning: Duplantis’ Pole-vaulting Technique Analysed

What makes Mondo fly? ….. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/interactive/2024/mondo-duplantis-paris-olympics-pole-vault-record-technique/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&itid=hp-top-table-main_p001_f007&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F3e91509%2F66ad011eddc1445f20819d9 https://time.com/7000063/armand-mondo-duplantis-olympics-interview-pole-vault/

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February 12, 2026 · 6:52 pm

Guiding Oman Cricket For 13 Years: Duleep Mendis

Madushka Balasuriya, in ESPNcricinfo, 12 February 2026 When Duleep Mendis first arrived in Muscat to help a budding nation find its footing in international cricket, he expected his stay to be brief. That was 13 years ago. The 2026 tournament in … Continue reading →

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April 15, 2025 · 1:41 am

Importing A Cricket Pitch Wholesale …. to New York

Simon Burnton, in The Guardian Weekly, 14 June 2024 A cricket pitch grown in Adelaide has been shipped 11,000 miles via Florida to a newly built stadium in New York state. Time will tell whether this World Cup [2024], plus … Continue reading →

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July 19, 2026 · 1:47 pm

Wikipedia Note on Australian Tour of Sri Lanka, March 1983

From WIKIPEDIA The Australian cricket team had a short tour of Sri Lanka during the 1982–83 season. The two countries played their first ever Test together, which Australia won.[1] Sri Lanka defeated Australia in the rain affected ODI series 2–0. Squad The … Continue reading →

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September 3, 2025 · 1:29 am

Those Directing Sri Lanka Cricket TODAY ….

Michael Roberts I realised that I had limited information about who held the reins of Sri Lanka cricket these days and That my knowledge was, at best, partial. In rendying this abysmal shortcoming, I am presenting  basic .details drawn  from … Continue reading →

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July 20, 2026 · 9:12 pm

Fathering & Furthering Brilliance: Remembering Ramsay Wettimuny

Michael Roberts An AI NOTE which cropped up when I searched for information on the father of the Wettimuny cricketing brothers whose house, down Park  Road between Thurstan Road and Duplication Road in Colombo, I had visited way back in … Continue reading →

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